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We’re thrilled to announce that the Arabic rights to Elina Hirvonen’s beautiful LOGBOOK OF LOVE have been acquired by Logha Publishing in a pre-empt! The deal was closed by Elsa Lindström at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.
Founded in 2022, Logha Publishing focuses on translated literature of different topics from self-help and history to great fiction. They are the publishers of e.g. Emma Donoghue, Stéphanie Garnier, Sophie White, and Matthew Perry.
This is the first foreign deal for LOGBOOK OF LOVE, a literary explaration of love in all its different forms, from platonic love to passionate romantic love. The title, published in August 2023, has been received with adoration in Finland:
“This struggle between love’s sadness and ecstasy, between love’s brightness and shadows, is felt in every chapter of the book. Hirvonen writes about people beautifully and touchingly, greatly appreciating each and every one. The narrative is documentary-like, but it is beautified by a sense of relevance, warmth and presence. Despite the grim world it depicts heavy world, THE LOGBOOK OF LOVE is joyful and light.”
– Outi Hytönen in Suomen Kuvalehti newspaper
*****
“The breezy narration makes use of autobiographical material, of real events on both a personal and global level. It also draws on what other authors have written. In that sense, Hirvonen’s narrative is reminiscent of, among others, the genre-defining productions of W. G. Sebald (1944–2001) and Maggie Nelson [—] The narrator’s language remains sharp and concisely expressive and is a pleasure to read.”
– Mari Viertola in Turun Sanomat newspaper
Rights to the title are still available in e.g. UK, US, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Estonia…
THE LOGBOOK OF LOVE
RAKKAUKSIEN LOKIKIRJA
WSOY, August 2023, 227 pp.
Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
Reading material:
Finnish edition
Full English translation
